New Small Canadian Tea Business Looking For Feedback
Hello fellow tea sippers,
I have made this post to gather feedback from tea enthusiasts and beginner’s alike. I am currently in the process of creating a business centered around a monthly tea subscription box. I want to know everything you guys think from what you like to see on a tea business’s website to the varieties of tea you think should be sent in a box. Any thoughts that pop into your head please ask/tell me, I want this to be a business that heavily incorporates the idea’s and feedback of the tea community.
A little bit about the business:
- It will feature 4 different kinds of tea every month
- It will only serve Canada for now
- It will cost roughly $15 per month
- You will receive about 50 grams of tea total (as far as I know, this is cheaper than my competitors)
- I have not launched yet, I plan to next month
- Here is my launchrock page http://thesteepclub.launchrock.com/
So please, any feedback/ideas, fire away! Thanks!
I love the surprise that comes with tea subscriptions, but the downside of having someone else pick out your tea for you is finding they’ve gone for things you really don’t like (rooibos & darjeeling, in my case).
This might be unfeasible, but I would be really excited to see a subscription that was at least a little customizable. Say, if people could check off 2 or 3 things they really didn’t want to see in their boxes.
Thanks for the input Tamarindel. I think that is a great idea and something that I hope to implement. Steep on!
I think it is really hard to have a club that will make a tea enthusiasts and beginner happy. I would choose one audience.
Also being able to purchase more of a tea is a big plus.
Thanks Awkward Soul. I hope to incorporate a system to let customers identify themselves as enthusiasts or beginners and then send them a tailored box based on that. And yes after gathering feedback on favourite teas I have sent out I will carry larger individual bags that can be purchased.
I’m excited that there will be a Canadian-based tea subscription available. I’ve never had a tea subscription before, but am very interested. I can’t wait until you launch your business. Good luck!
Yes, and I will be cheaper gram for gram while still offering the same/higher quantity and quality.
I was only responding to Kim, because she seemed to believe there aren’t any subs in Canada. I have reviewed several of them on my blog and they are very good.
Incidentally, Wicked Tea is 200g of quality tea a month for $21.95 CAD.
Yes, they are all very good in their own way.
Thanks for the input Marzipan. Perhaps we could set up a review!
I think the ability to set up a flavour profile would be something that other tea subscriptions like Tea Sparrow don’t have already. Then to choose something like “I want more of these flavours that I like” or “I want something new”. It would add a level of personalization that would be novel and interesting, albeit more work for you I guess.
I quite like getting one black, one green or oolong, one rooibos, one herbal as in the traditional boxes, so I would provide that option as well.
Thanks for the input Mookit and Evol Ving Ness. I definitely would like to implement something like a “flavour profile” to make it a more personal experience so you get what you want while still keeping the surprise element.
I’m interested too if I can ensure some flavours and ingredients don’t make it into my monthly box. Definitely a flavour profile system would be amazing. Hibiscus is one for me that I don’t want to try anything of if I can help it.
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